Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
THE FIRST TEMPLES.
The Sylvan Worship in TindalIs
Grove.
The Camp Meeting of the Rock ISL
and NJ. 4. District--Services Last
Night and This Morning


1
The children's meeting at 80 p. IN.
Friday, was well attended by children and
many grown people; Rev. d. Tarker
lead. After singing several hymns and
invocation being offered. the Revs Mini,
um, Jones and Ames, gave very interest,"
ing addresses. The Rev. W. G.. Miller of
Atkinson, preached to an attentive audi
ence at 2 p M, using the following for
a text: Let HIM know that he who
converteth sinner from the errors of his
way shall save soul from death and
hide multitude of SINS"
The song service at D. m. last even>
ing was conducted by Rev j. H. Nc
Meen. At 7;30 Rev. D. Tarker of Peoria,
preached an interesting sermon from the
23d verse of the 37th Psalm; Rev. J. B
Ollie fallowed. The prayer and expert
enCe meeting was lead by Rev Nj G..
| BowIin of Moline. this morning The
meetings are growing in interest at each
| gathering. Members who absent thems
selves from these meetings miss great
| feasts.
Miss Orie Shives found pocket book
on the grounds yesterday, containing
small sum of money Ind other articles
The party who lost it can have the same
by describing it to Presiding Elder P. A.
Cool, to whom the pocket book was
properly delivered
MIR. Ed. Nice has arrived on the ground
with his tOnsorial outfit, and is prepared
to do work in his line of business
MIR Howard Walls 49,, - -.
gan yesterday afternoon, to be used dur
ing the meeting Mrs W. ". Egbert will
preside at the organ
The Epworth hymnal is the book that
is used in singing; there will be supply
out today for sale. Parties coming will
do well to bring their Epworth's and
other song books
The men who have been digging the
new well short distance from the
grounds have found abundance of water
enough to supply the demands. No
need Of any more scare.
There are tents being erected within
one mile of the camp grounds by parties
who will sell eatables and other articles
| to customers. II is also the intention of
the parties to run free hack on SUNDAYS
to and from the camp grounds, to entice
people to their stands, in order that they
may beat the men who have secured the
boarding tent honestly. fairly and
Squarely. These parties wanted the
privilege of feeding the people at the
boarding tent on the grounds, but did
not succeed in obtaining the privilege
10 H.,
say further. that the boarding tent thus
far this year has given better satisfaction
in every way than it has at any time IN
the past
Revs. R. D. Russell, Geneseo. and
Samuel CUTLERY, of Hampton, have ar,
rived on the grounds since our last res
port The tent holders names which did
not appear in our letter yesterday even
ing will confer favor by letting us
know. Revs W T Kerr, d S McCown
and Willie Brown are on the sick list; Mr.
McCown is improving.
The meetings so far have been bet
ter than at the same time during any
camp meeting held on the grounds. The
order has been of the very best; all seem
to realize that they are in Gods house.
We give below the names of the differ
services:
$50 a m-Prayer meeting in tents.
90 m Breakfast.
SOD m-Public prayer meeting
1910 m Preaching at the stand
! SOP m-Chldren's meeting.
3apm Public preaching.
4:3O pm-Young peoples meeting
700 p m-Choral services
1880 m-Preach ne.
Love feast on Sunday from TO I'm.
We give the names below OF the special
police for the camp>meeting; W W Egg
bert, of Millersburg. as chief; Messrs
Howard Wells, Rock Island: D A Clark,
Presumption; c Z Hanes, Milan. James
Ash, Presumption, J s Smith, W r Brown.
Milan; NJ Y Hunting. Presumption. D C.
Martin, Cleveland Henry Brink, Preemp-
ton, J B Ollie, New Windsor, Geo w
sedwick, New Windsor; W McKinnon.
Viola
DEPUTY Sheriff Phil Miller is on the
grounds; he arrived yesterday
Rev. W, J. Minimum preached an inter
esting sermon this morning at 10 O'Clock